δόγμα

dogma

decree

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Strong’s G1378Noun, neuter5 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

decrees3

a decree1

ordinances1

In the text

Luke 2:1δόγμα
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
Acts 16:4δόγματα
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
Ephesians 2:15δόγμασιν
by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
Colossians 2:14δόγμασιν
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Abbott-Smith

δόγμα, -τος, τό
(δοκέω), [in LXX chiefly for דָּת, טְעֵם ;]

1. an opinion.

2. A public decree, ordinance: of Roman rulers, Luk.2:1, Act.17:7; of the Jewish law, Eph.2:15, Col.2:14; of the Apostles, Act.16:4 (Cremer, 205).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.